Data Science and the Death of (All but Narrow) AI Expertise in 2023 - DataScienceCentral.com

Back before he retired, Naval War College professor and contributor to The Atlantic Tom Nichols published a 2017 book called The Death of Expertise. Those who claim their own facts or knowledge without supporting evidence, he noted, have become more and more prominent in online conversation we've been having. And the noisiest and most prone to online pyrotechnics and bomb throwing have been getting the most attention. As a result, the quieter voices from those who know how to build a balanced consensus–using mutually agreed-upon facts–and have expertise in areas that have a direct and immediate impact on society are being drowned out. Here's a recent example of how those with expertise seem to have less clout now than they used to.